THE NED SUITES
London, UK
“Evolving and elaborating, whilst maintaining a kinship with The Ned’s origins”
The new Suites are sumptuous and inviting, featuring hand carved four-poster beds and roll top bathtubs, sitting alongside antique rugs. English-made Grasscloth panels depict verdant scenes, set alongside a collection of antique and modern art pieces, all to be enjoyed from the deep, plush sofas. Bedside tables are draped in a luscious silk and wool fabric, with woven gold patterning. Venetian glass ceiling lights twinkle, adding to the sense of warmth, opulence, and generosity, in the spirit of the rest of the Hotel.
DESIGN INSPIRATION
Elaborating and evolving from the existing guestrooms, but with an affinity to the original schemes, the new Suites have a welcoming and enveloping colour palette, with metallic and silken accents that gently catch the light from the historical Atrium.
BUILDING CONTEXT
Built in 1924-1929, 27-35 Poultry was originally designed as the headquarters for Midland Bank, by esteemed architect Edwin ‘Ned’ Lutyens, and is now Grade 1 Listed. In the belly of the building sits the Vault, lined with 3800 safety deposit boxes – now serving as a stoic backdrop to one of the bars. The Director’s Board Room features what was then the largest Tapestry ever woven in England, depicting the coast of arms of every county in the country, not to mention quite a nifty acoustic solution.
Images by Mark Anthony Fox courtesy of The Ned.